God created the world and that is where it comes from. Billions of years ago God created the Earth that we live on today. He made it part land and part water.
There is evil in this world because there has to be some balance. Everything cannot just be happy and positive all the time. There has to be some balance or else people might actually go crazy. Human beings were created to have different emotions; happy, sad, positive, negative, angry, elated. So it would actually be impossible if there was no evil. Because some of those humans have different levels of happiness and anger. Some might have to let out that anger once in a while. I am not saying its a good thing that there are very evil people in this world, just that there is no way for there not to be. If there was no evil, no one would have the concept that good is, well, good. There is no way around having evil on this planet. Even if there was no concept of evil, it would be created because people wouldn't learn not to be evil they would just know one way of life and eventually someone would change that way of life.
Throughout my life, I have wondered what happens after we die because I, like thousands of other people, am afraid of dying. I would like to say that we don't know that we've died and we come back as someone/something else. Or that we live another life in another world. But I can't tell if I actually believe this or if it is what I want to believe. So I do not really know what happens when we die, no one does.
We should live with certain guidelines to live by. Whether it is a religion or just a set of beliefs you have, not tied to a specific religion. I just think people should live with some boundaries, for example: doing something they believe is important, acting the way they think is the right way. This is the way I think people should live and under the circumstances that people start to make wrong choices by living this way, that's when something more structured would be suitable.
Krishna is Vishnu incarnate and I would have a conversation with him in order to learn about Vishnu.
Me: What exactly does Vishnu do?
Krishna: Vishnu is the Preserver. His job is to preform duties in order to preserve the world that Brahma created.
Me: Are you the only avatar of Vishnu or are there others?
Krishna: Vishnu has 9 other avatars besides me. So, he has 10 in total.
Me: What are you known for Krishna?
Krishna: My true love, Radha, and I represent love.
I get distracted easily. This is a trait I have had my entire life and am very familiar with. So, I was not surprised when I had difficulty meditating. The first time I meditated I sat down on my couch and actually meditated without realizing it. My cat was sleeping next to me and I find a sleeping cat very comforting and relaxing. So, I laid down right beside him and listened to his breathing and found myself just in a brief moment of mindfulness. In which I had all troubles from the day swept from my mind and I was content. The second time, I actually had to sit down and try to meditate because there were no sleeping cats near me. It was so difficult for me to keep my eyes shut because I have an everyday urge to know what is happening around me and to be able to see what’s around me. Even though I was sitting in a familiar room in my house alone, I still couldn’t help but open my eyes once in a while because I thought I would go crazy. I continued to hear sounds around my house and from outside and just could not relax. This five minutes of mindfulness was not successful. The third and final time that I meditated, I was sitting on my bedroom floor with only a dimmed light on. I’d thought this would help me to relax more and have a better outcome than the last time. Honestly, this third time wasn’t much more successful than last time. I did, however, feel myself begin to enter this weird place in my mind but then someone slammed a door down the hall and I was jerked out of mindfulness. All in all, I strongly believe mindfulness is something that you can make happen, it has to happen on its own. That’s why the only time I was able to meditate was when I happened to be in a relaxing environment and wasn’t even thinking of meditating.
The only thing I would change is to move the commandment “thou shall not kill” further front on the list. This is because when you kill someone, it sets off a chain of deaths due to tendencies of revenge or justice. So why not try to prevent as many deaths as possible.
I know that you said to think of a time where one of these messages would have been useful. But, I don’t really connect with any of these stories in that way. So, for the first parable, I do connect with it in the way that I truly believe in the message it conveys; to be good to the people around you. I always try to be the best person to people that I can be. Whenever one of my friends is in trouble, I try my upmost best to help them. It is one of my most central and important beliefs. You should always help your friends and loved ones. For your friends, hear both sides of a story and then make your decision on how to advise your friend, either by telling them they are incorrect and should apologize to the other person or that they are correct and should stand their ground and let the other person know how they are feeling.
These impressions are not fair to those Muslim’s who are good people. However, it is understandable how American’s can be scared of Muslims. This is because 9/11 was such a bad terrorist attack and so many people lost their loved ones. Yes, Americans do know that not every Muslim is bad but the truth is, no one really knows who is good or who is bad. The relationship could be better though, but it will never be a good relationship. The way to make the relationship better is by just allowing it to naturally happen over time. The more time that goes by, the better the relationship will be.
There is evil in this world because there has to be some balance. Everything cannot just be happy and positive all the time. There has to be some balance or else people might actually go crazy. Human beings were created to have different emotions; happy, sad, positive, negative, angry, elated. So it would actually be impossible if there was no evil. Because some of those humans have different levels of happiness and anger. Some might have to let out that anger once in a while. I am not saying its a good thing that there are very evil people in this world, just that there is no way for there not to be. If there was no evil, no one would have the concept that good is, well, good. There is no way around having evil on this planet. Even if there was no concept of evil, it would be created because people wouldn't learn not to be evil they would just know one way of life and eventually someone would change that way of life.
Throughout my life, I have wondered what happens after we die because I, like thousands of other people, am afraid of dying. I would like to say that we don't know that we've died and we come back as someone/something else. Or that we live another life in another world. But I can't tell if I actually believe this or if it is what I want to believe. So I do not really know what happens when we die, no one does.
We should live with certain guidelines to live by. Whether it is a religion or just a set of beliefs you have, not tied to a specific religion. I just think people should live with some boundaries, for example: doing something they believe is important, acting the way they think is the right way. This is the way I think people should live and under the circumstances that people start to make wrong choices by living this way, that's when something more structured would be suitable.
Krishna is Vishnu incarnate and I would have a conversation with him in order to learn about Vishnu.
Me: What exactly does Vishnu do?
Krishna: Vishnu is the Preserver. His job is to preform duties in order to preserve the world that Brahma created.
Me: Are you the only avatar of Vishnu or are there others?
Krishna: Vishnu has 9 other avatars besides me. So, he has 10 in total.
Me: What are you known for Krishna?
Krishna: My true love, Radha, and I represent love.
I get distracted easily. This is a trait I have had my entire life and am very familiar with. So, I was not surprised when I had difficulty meditating. The first time I meditated I sat down on my couch and actually meditated without realizing it. My cat was sleeping next to me and I find a sleeping cat very comforting and relaxing. So, I laid down right beside him and listened to his breathing and found myself just in a brief moment of mindfulness. In which I had all troubles from the day swept from my mind and I was content. The second time, I actually had to sit down and try to meditate because there were no sleeping cats near me. It was so difficult for me to keep my eyes shut because I have an everyday urge to know what is happening around me and to be able to see what’s around me. Even though I was sitting in a familiar room in my house alone, I still couldn’t help but open my eyes once in a while because I thought I would go crazy. I continued to hear sounds around my house and from outside and just could not relax. This five minutes of mindfulness was not successful. The third and final time that I meditated, I was sitting on my bedroom floor with only a dimmed light on. I’d thought this would help me to relax more and have a better outcome than the last time. Honestly, this third time wasn’t much more successful than last time. I did, however, feel myself begin to enter this weird place in my mind but then someone slammed a door down the hall and I was jerked out of mindfulness. All in all, I strongly believe mindfulness is something that you can make happen, it has to happen on its own. That’s why the only time I was able to meditate was when I happened to be in a relaxing environment and wasn’t even thinking of meditating.
The only thing I would change is to move the commandment “thou shall not kill” further front on the list. This is because when you kill someone, it sets off a chain of deaths due to tendencies of revenge or justice. So why not try to prevent as many deaths as possible.
I know that you said to think of a time where one of these messages would have been useful. But, I don’t really connect with any of these stories in that way. So, for the first parable, I do connect with it in the way that I truly believe in the message it conveys; to be good to the people around you. I always try to be the best person to people that I can be. Whenever one of my friends is in trouble, I try my upmost best to help them. It is one of my most central and important beliefs. You should always help your friends and loved ones. For your friends, hear both sides of a story and then make your decision on how to advise your friend, either by telling them they are incorrect and should apologize to the other person or that they are correct and should stand their ground and let the other person know how they are feeling.
These impressions are not fair to those Muslim’s who are good people. However, it is understandable how American’s can be scared of Muslims. This is because 9/11 was such a bad terrorist attack and so many people lost their loved ones. Yes, Americans do know that not every Muslim is bad but the truth is, no one really knows who is good or who is bad. The relationship could be better though, but it will never be a good relationship. The way to make the relationship better is by just allowing it to naturally happen over time. The more time that goes by, the better the relationship will be.